Primary schools in Newton Aycliffe
10 primary schools in Newton Aycliffe, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Newton Aycliffe in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 10 schools in Newton Aycliffe first 282 times for 281 places: 1.00 first choices per place. 2 of the 10 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 3 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 1.05 miles (Byerley Park Primary School) to 4.32 miles (Vane Road Primary School).
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Heighington Church of England Primary School
- St Francis Horndale CofE Primary School
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Newton Aycliffe
- Stephenson Way Academy and Nursery School
- Sugar Hill Primary School
- Byerley Park Primary School
- Vane Road Primary School
- Woodham Burn Community Primary School and Nursery
- Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School
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